Lakes Area Sewer Authority Extension No. 2 sewer project…
Cass County Transportation AuthorityMichigan- Detected
- Jul 2, 2026
- 128 days ago
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THE 30-SECOND BRIEF
Cass County approved a resolution to enter into a Cass County Sewage Disposal System (Lakes Area Sewer Authority Section – Extension No. 2) Bond Contract with Van Buren County, Porter Township, and the Lakes Area Sewer Authority. The project (System Extension No. 2 / District Extension No. 2) will expand sanitary sewer service around Bankson Lake, with an estimated cost in the range of 6000000 to 7000000 dollars referenced in the bond/special-counsel engagement letter.
To finance the work, the County will issue one or more series of Act 185 limited tax general obligation bonds, with Bendzinski & Co. engaged as registered municipal advisor for 40000 dollars and Mika Meyers PLC engaged as bond and special legal counsel for an estimated 75000 dollars. The resolution notes an urgent need to proceed without USDA Rural Development assistance and anticipates Porter Township advancing up to 500000 dollars in project costs prior to bond issuance, to be reimbursed from bond proceeds. For vendors, this indicates a large multi-year sewer expansion moving from planning into financing; upcoming needs will include detailed design support, construction contracting, easement acquisition support, and potentially short-term bond anticipation notes, making it timely for engineering, construction, program management, and specialty utility vendors to engage with the County, Porter Township, and the Authority as they finalize scope and delivery approach.
Resolution explicitly authorizes Cass County Board of Public Works officers to execute the bond contract and confirms Cass County will issue bonds under Act 185; bond authorization details to follow in a separate resolution.
From the meeting
- Source
- Lakes Area Sewer Authority Extension No. 2 sewer project financing
- Meeting date
- July 2, 2026
- Agency
- Cass County Transportation Authority
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